Simultaneous De-designation and Termination of the Mud Dump Site and Designation of the Historic Area Remediation Site

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is de- designating and terminating the New York Bight Dredged Material Disposal Site (also known as the Mud Dump Site) and simultaneously designating the Historic Area Remediation Site. The Mud Dump Site was designated in 1984 for the disposal of 100 million cubic yards of dredged material from navigational dredging and other dredging projects associated with the Port of New York and New Jersey and nearby harbors. The site and surrounding areas that have been used historically as disposal sites for dredged materials are simultaneously being redesignated under 40 CFR part 228 as the Historic Area Remediation Site. The Historic Area Remediation Site will be managed to reduce impacts of historical disposal activities at the site to acceptable levels (in accordance with 40 CFR 228.11(c)). This action identifies for remediation an area in and around the Mud Dump Site which has exhibited the potential for adverse ecological impacts. As discussed further below, the Historic Area Remediation Site will be remediated with uncontaminated dredged material (i.e., dredged material that meets current Category I standards and will not cause significant undesirable effects including through bioaccumulation) (hereinafter referred to as ``the Material for Remediation'' or ``Remediation Material'').